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depression

Using philosophy to deal with anxiety

November 13, 2014 by Jennifer Hancock

Anxiety is partly a biological problem and a partly a philosophical problem. Which comes first – and how should we respond?

Categories Free Tags anxiety, coping, depression, fear, how to get help, humanism, philosophy 2 Comments

Spirituality and Responding to the Meaning Crisis Part 4: Why Meaning Can Be Put at Risk

July 6, 2015July 24, 2014 by John Vervaeke

How can our sense of meaning and identity in the world be threatened, and why is our particular historical situation so threatening to it?

Categories Free Tags absurdity, alienation, depression, existence, meaning, mystery, philosophy 7 Comments
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